ROOTING OF <em>HOPEA</em> <em>ODORATA</em> CUTTINGS FROM COPPICE SHOOTS AND THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF ROOTED CUTTINGS AT NURSERY STAGE

Abstract

Single node leafy cuttings of H. odorata taken from orthotropic shoot of coppice material of 10-y-old stock plants were tested for their rooting ability. Rooting percentage and number of roots produced per rooted cutting were significantly different among the stock plants. Rooting percentage from different stock plants fourteen weeks after plan ting ranged from 73.9 to 96.8%. The growth performance of these rooted cuttings after potting were satisfactory. Height and diameter gains six months after potting were more than 40 cm and 6 mm respectively. The survival of potted cuttings during the six-month experimental period was 100%.